posterity
/pɒˈstɛrɪti
/noun [mass noun]
1All future generations of people: the victims' names are recorded for posterity...
- York's year of Millennium celebrations are to be captured on videotape for posterity for present and future generations.
- His influence as a composer was much greater than posterity has generally recognized.
- Ok, the good thing about ‘the internet’ is that it allows teenage stunts to be recorded for posterity.
Synonyms
future generations, succeeding generations, those who come after us;
the future
1.1 [in singular] archaic The descendants of a person: God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven...
- The goal of Enoch's prayer, and Mahalalel's command, is to preserve the posterity of the righteous.
- The interests of the posterity shall rule in defining the interests of the general welfare.
- The law must be designed to defend the people, and their posterity, the general welfare.
Synonyms
descendants, heirs, successors, offspring, children, family, progeny, scions;
Law issue
archaic seed
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French posterite, from Latin posteritas, from posterus 'following'.